Lamech
Lamech (descendant of Cain)
Mentioned in 4002 BC traditional (Jones)
The fifth in descent from Cain. He was the first to violate the primeval ordinance of marriage (Gen. 4:18-24).
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).
- The 7th generation from Adam, counting Adam as the first.
- Mentioned in the era of Creation to the Flood, 4004–2349 BC.
- Named in the same verses as Adah, Zillah, Cain, Enoch, Irad, Mehujael, and Methusael.
Computed from the data. Years are traditional (Jones).
Family
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Timeline
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Mentions
4 tagged verses in 1 book. Select a book to read its verses.
The name in each translation
| Text | Occurrences of each name |
|---|---|
| BSB | Lamech 12 |
| KJV | Lamech 12 |
| ASV | Lamech 12 |
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Every verse
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Genesis4 verses
- 4:18
Now to Enoch was born Irad, and Irad was the father of Mehujael, and Mehujael was the father of Methusael, and Methusael was the father of Lamech.
- 4:19
And Lamech married two women, one named Adah and the other Zillah.
- 4:23
Then Lamech said to his wives: “Adah and Zillah, hear my voice; wives of Lamech, listen to my speech. For I have slain a man for wounding me, a young man for striking me.
- 4:24
If Cain is avenged sevenfold, then Lamech seventy-sevenfold.”
Easton’s Bible Dictionary
The full entry, public domain, as printed in 1897.
The fifth in descent from Cain. He was the first to violate the primeval ordinance of marriage (Gen. 4:18-24). His address to his two wives, Adah and Zillah (4:23, 24), is the only extant example of antediluvian poetry. It has been called “Lamech’s sword-song.” He was “rude and ruffianly,” fearing neither God nor man. With him the curtain falls on the race of Cain. We know nothing of his descendants.